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' ""TOVlGi WEBER STATE COLLEGE f"1 o n o o Li j It ' j OGDEN UTAH WEBER STATE COLLEGE r Volume 40 Issue 9 October 26, 1979 orm resident receives VA trr if 4 ' k j D reprimand from board By Mike Brubaker The Residence Halls Judicial Board took action against disobedience Wednesday night in its first official meeting of the year. Lead by Chief Justice Terry Danby, the board held a hearing against Mervin Young, a resident of Promontory Tower, and defended its existence to several Signpost reporters as well. During a fire drill, held earlier this year, Young refused to evacuate the dorm. While coming up the fire escape to reach his room, he ran into several RA's. All of them tried to prevent him from getting to his room. After insisting that he get to his room he nudged an RA out of his way. He was brought before the board on an incident report to answer to the charges of refusing to cooperate with an RA and talking back to an RA. Denise Durbin, the RA who reported Young, was one of the three witnesses agianst him. At least one RA felt that a fair trial was not possible because she is . the "girlfriend" of the Chief Justice. However, she insists that this fact had no bearing on the case. The two other witnesses against Young substantiated her story that he refused to leave the building and would give no reason why. Richard Russo, a Nader accuses business of influencing government by Mike Brubaker Big business exercises an unhealthy and negative influence on government, was the message Ralph Nader conveyed during the convocation held Thursday afternoon. Nader, who was described as "the United States' toughest customer" by Time Magazine said there "is constant pressure and counter-pressure between Wall Street and Washington." Big business is guiding the government, more and more. He also claims 15,000 full-time lobbyists in Washington spend over two billion dollars on congressmen. These lobbyists are backed by thousands of big businesses who control the tax dollar also. "Big business pays about 13 cents of every tax dollar," he said. "A few years ago they paid 35 cents." During the convocation, Nader attacked the auto industry and the congressmen it controls in witness in the trial, did give speculative information as to how Young reached the fire escape to begin his ascent back to his room. But none objected to this portion of his testimony because Young admitted how he got to the fire escape not two minutes later, said Peter Len, Student Judicial Advisor. Len also explained that the evidence had been presented to the board prior to the meeting so that the Russo testimony was not speculation. As a defense, Young, who is a student from the Virgin Island of St. Croix, explained that he had been told by his RA that the alarm was broken so he felt there was no reason to evacuate the building. While the board deliberated on a verdict, Young explained his feelings about the board. 'They have no right to bring me before the board. They are just looking for a case," he said. "I don't see any way that I have broken any rules. These people are too corrupt and they want to corrupt me." Young was found guilty of his charges and put on probation for the quarter. He also was warned that if he ever appeared before the board again his sentence would be taken into consideration, regardless of the time of year in which he appears. Washington. "There are people in congress who fervently believe that you have the right to die on the highways," he said. His main concern was with the safety air bags that were introduced in the early 70s and are no longer offered in most cars. "The auto industry must redesign a car to make them crashworthy," he said. Nader also insisted that cars needed added safety features such as padded dash panels, stronger door latches and collapsible steering columns. By law the auto industry must meet these safety features in all cars by 1985, he said. Nader also launched an assault upon the drug industry. He claims there are several dozens of drugs sold that do not give their advertised effect. Darvon is an example of this he said. "Darvon is only as effective as aspirin, costs more and kills between 1500 to 2000 people a Two days earlier, Russo, ad-. visor to the board and Assistant Housing Director, said that reporters would not be allowed to attend the hearing. However, on the evening of the hearing, he refused to allow cameras or recorders in the room but admitted the newspaper reporters. From there Russo began to defend the board as having the authority to take actions it deems necessary to maintain discipline in the dorms. "I have good faith in the people chosen to be on the board," he said. However, the Student Judicial Advisor found it difficult to keep from laughing during the trial, so he settled for a smirk while Young presented his defense. Chief Justice Danby also proved to be impatient when he tried several times to cut short the defense's testimony. During his defense of the board Russo insisted that there was not a trial, but a hearing being held. "This is a disciplinary referral-not a court trial," he said. "We are not a court." But during the hearing, by the actions of the board members, there was little difference between a trial and disciplinary referral. In the eyes of the Chief Justice there were no differences at all. Several times Danby referred to judicial jargon such as "evidence," "testimony" and "case." His most blantant reference was his threat to fine -Young "for contempt of court." year," he said. Joseph Califano, the former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, wrote that Darvon should be used only as a last resort. Nader explained that this being the case Darvon should be' used only as a last resort to suicide. Nader attacked several other big businesses but centered his talk around industry in general. "We just wrote a book called Who Rui.s Congress. "It isn't us, don't worry," he said. During his speech Nader claimed that there are two kinds of governments, an economic and political government. The economic government is slowly gaining control and dominating the political government. He also said that "the golden rule" should apply to big business. "Imagine how much fun we would have if we applied the golden rule to Exxon, DuPont and General Motors." b - rtT . ,1 ., , . M - A PRANKSTER, bit perhaps by the Halloween Spirit placed a pumpkin on the statue of Fredrick Moench earlier this week. The statue, of the first principal of Weber Academy, was donated to WSC by Moench's children and grandchildren. Budgeting problems affect Homecoming by Maggi Holmes Communication problems, committee member confusion and budget restraints plague homecoming week activities, say committee members, possibly affecting the success of this year's events. The homecoming budget was $1350 as opposed to last year's $5090. When the committee ran over their budget, they requested and received several hundred more dollars Wednesday to be used for the dignitary luncheon today. Union Building administrator Karl Wood praised the committee, saying they were doing the same kinds of things done other years with less money. He also said, however, that it could be foolish for them to do so much with a reduced budget. Planning confusion surfaced earlier in the week about tomorrow's 11-1 and 3:30-5 p.m. carnival outside the Administration Building with various booths. Black Scholars United, asked to plan the carnival, were unaware of their responsibility. Mary Lesher, CAB chairperson meanwhile, started the mechanics and advertising Tuesday. Despite claims of excellent participation, only a handful of 24 i 4 people attended some noon events. Only four teams of two members, with one team composed of CAB members registered for the parcourse event. Only about 10 participants entered the "Bag the Buck" competition. Time pressure, said Jonathon Morrell, publicity chairperson, hindered promotional efforts. He said effective planning should have begun last spring. Morrell also said the small size of his staff gave him too much to do in too little time. More could have been done, he added, but midterm exams interferred. Ken Stiltner, homecoming committee chairman, said selection of the homecoming queen could have been earlier to increase involvement in other activities. He said that an increase in the number of contestants would have increased student involvement overall. Last minute changes plagued planning efforts. Time and menu of tonight's 5 o-clock dinner at Promontory Towers changed Wednesday. Location of the fireworks changed several times that Friday. Even today's noon faculty-student grudgebowl had a breakdown in planning between a fraternity and CAB member. J

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' ""TOVlGi WEBER STATE COLLEGE f"1 o n o o Li j It ' j OGDEN UTAH WEBER STATE COLLEGE r Volume 40 Issue 9 October 26, 1979 orm resident receives VA trr if 4 ' k j D reprimand from board By Mike Brubaker The Residence Halls Judicial Board took action against disobedience Wednesday night in its first official meeting of the year. Lead by Chief Justice Terry Danby, the board held a hearing against Mervin Young, a resident of Promontory Tower, and defended its existence to several Signpost reporters as well. During a fire drill, held earlier this year, Young refused to evacuate the dorm. While coming up the fire escape to reach his room, he ran into several RA's. All of them tried to prevent him from getting to his room. After insisting that he get to his room he nudged an RA out of his way. He was brought before the board on an incident report to answer to the charges of refusing to cooperate with an RA and talking back to an RA. Denise Durbin, the RA who reported Young, was one of the three witnesses agianst him. At least one RA felt that a fair trial was not possible because she is . the "girlfriend" of the Chief Justice. However, she insists that this fact had no bearing on the case. The two other witnesses against Young substantiated her story that he refused to leave the building and would give no reason why. Richard Russo, a Nader accuses business of influencing government by Mike Brubaker Big business exercises an unhealthy and negative influence on government, was the message Ralph Nader conveyed during the convocation held Thursday afternoon. Nader, who was described as "the United States' toughest customer" by Time Magazine said there "is constant pressure and counter-pressure between Wall Street and Washington." Big business is guiding the government, more and more. He also claims 15,000 full-time lobbyists in Washington spend over two billion dollars on congressmen. These lobbyists are backed by thousands of big businesses who control the tax dollar also. "Big business pays about 13 cents of every tax dollar," he said. "A few years ago they paid 35 cents." During the convocation, Nader attacked the auto industry and the congressmen it controls in witness in the trial, did give speculative information as to how Young reached the fire escape to begin his ascent back to his room. But none objected to this portion of his testimony because Young admitted how he got to the fire escape not two minutes later, said Peter Len, Student Judicial Advisor. Len also explained that the evidence had been presented to the board prior to the meeting so that the Russo testimony was not speculation. As a defense, Young, who is a student from the Virgin Island of St. Croix, explained that he had been told by his RA that the alarm was broken so he felt there was no reason to evacuate the building. While the board deliberated on a verdict, Young explained his feelings about the board. 'They have no right to bring me before the board. They are just looking for a case," he said. "I don't see any way that I have broken any rules. These people are too corrupt and they want to corrupt me." Young was found guilty of his charges and put on probation for the quarter. He also was warned that if he ever appeared before the board again his sentence would be taken into consideration, regardless of the time of year in which he appears. Washington. "There are people in congress who fervently believe that you have the right to die on the highways," he said. His main concern was with the safety air bags that were introduced in the early 70s and are no longer offered in most cars. "The auto industry must redesign a car to make them crashworthy," he said. Nader also insisted that cars needed added safety features such as padded dash panels, stronger door latches and collapsible steering columns. By law the auto industry must meet these safety features in all cars by 1985, he said. Nader also launched an assault upon the drug industry. He claims there are several dozens of drugs sold that do not give their advertised effect. Darvon is an example of this he said. "Darvon is only as effective as aspirin, costs more and kills between 1500 to 2000 people a Two days earlier, Russo, ad-. visor to the board and Assistant Housing Director, said that reporters would not be allowed to attend the hearing. However, on the evening of the hearing, he refused to allow cameras or recorders in the room but admitted the newspaper reporters. From there Russo began to defend the board as having the authority to take actions it deems necessary to maintain discipline in the dorms. "I have good faith in the people chosen to be on the board," he said. However, the Student Judicial Advisor found it difficult to keep from laughing during the trial, so he settled for a smirk while Young presented his defense. Chief Justice Danby also proved to be impatient when he tried several times to cut short the defense's testimony. During his defense of the board Russo insisted that there was not a trial, but a hearing being held. "This is a disciplinary referral-not a court trial," he said. "We are not a court." But during the hearing, by the actions of the board members, there was little difference between a trial and disciplinary referral. In the eyes of the Chief Justice there were no differences at all. Several times Danby referred to judicial jargon such as "evidence," "testimony" and "case." His most blantant reference was his threat to fine -Young "for contempt of court." year," he said. Joseph Califano, the former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, wrote that Darvon should be used only as a last resort. Nader explained that this being the case Darvon should be' used only as a last resort to suicide. Nader attacked several other big businesses but centered his talk around industry in general. "We just wrote a book called Who Rui.s Congress. "It isn't us, don't worry," he said. During his speech Nader claimed that there are two kinds of governments, an economic and political government. The economic government is slowly gaining control and dominating the political government. He also said that "the golden rule" should apply to big business. "Imagine how much fun we would have if we applied the golden rule to Exxon, DuPont and General Motors." b - rtT . ,1 ., , . M - A PRANKSTER, bit perhaps by the Halloween Spirit placed a pumpkin on the statue of Fredrick Moench earlier this week. The statue, of the first principal of Weber Academy, was donated to WSC by Moench's children and grandchildren. Budgeting problems affect Homecoming by Maggi Holmes Communication problems, committee member confusion and budget restraints plague homecoming week activities, say committee members, possibly affecting the success of this year's events. The homecoming budget was $1350 as opposed to last year's $5090. When the committee ran over their budget, they requested and received several hundred more dollars Wednesday to be used for the dignitary luncheon today. Union Building administrator Karl Wood praised the committee, saying they were doing the same kinds of things done other years with less money. He also said, however, that it could be foolish for them to do so much with a reduced budget. Planning confusion surfaced earlier in the week about tomorrow's 11-1 and 3:30-5 p.m. carnival outside the Administration Building with various booths. Black Scholars United, asked to plan the carnival, were unaware of their responsibility. Mary Lesher, CAB chairperson meanwhile, started the mechanics and advertising Tuesday. Despite claims of excellent participation, only a handful of 24 i 4 people attended some noon events. Only four teams of two members, with one team composed of CAB members registered for the parcourse event. Only about 10 participants entered the "Bag the Buck" competition. Time pressure, said Jonathon Morrell, publicity chairperson, hindered promotional efforts. He said effective planning should have begun last spring. Morrell also said the small size of his staff gave him too much to do in too little time. More could have been done, he added, but midterm exams interferred. Ken Stiltner, homecoming committee chairman, said selection of the homecoming queen could have been earlier to increase involvement in other activities. He said that an increase in the number of contestants would have increased student involvement overall. Last minute changes plagued planning efforts. Time and menu of tonight's 5 o-clock dinner at Promontory Towers changed Wednesday. Location of the fireworks changed several times that Friday. Even today's noon faculty-student grudgebowl had a breakdown in planning between a fraternity and CAB member. J